| Apr-07-04 | | Benjamin Lau: "Woody Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. Born Woodrow Tracy Harrelson in Midland, Texas, he grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. His father, Charles, was twice convicted of taking money to commit murders,[1] including that of a federal judge. His father is also reputed to be one of the "hobos" taken off the "Grassy Knoll" in Dallas, Texas at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy—or even one of the shooters.[1] Woody has frequently said that his father's past has colored his own present.
Woody attended Hanover College in Indiana, where he studied drama. After college, he moved to New York City and became an understudy in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues. In 1982 he was cast as the innocent Midwesterner Woody Boyd on the television series Cheers. His first film was Wildcats with Goldie Hawn. His early films were forgettable, until he portrayed Michael J. Fox's enemy in love in Doc Hollywood. From there on, films have been Harrelson's career. Harrelson has appeared in such films as White Men Can't Jump, Indecent Proposal and Natural Born Killers. In 1996 he starred in The People vs. Larry Flynt, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Harrelson is an activist for the legalization of marijuana, and has been arrested several times for his activities." http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/e... |
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| Apr-07-04 | | Halfpricemidge: Wouldn't that be funny if he started playing 'professional' and then won against Alexey Feoktistov? |
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| Jun-20-05 | | underrated: Some one should have a colletion of GK VS interesting people, i.e. people interesting for things other than chess... |
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| Jun-20-05 | | iron maiden: Game Collection: Games by Famous People has just about all the Kasparov vs. celebrities games. |
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| Mar-19-06 | | EmperorAtahualpa: Here is a picture of Gary Kasparov and Woody Harrelson analyzing their game. At the background is Bessel Kok, who is currently running for FIDE president. http://www.rightmove06.org/index.ph... (this picture was taken from Bessel Kok's FIDE presidential campaign website) |
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| Jun-09-07 | | mack: From 'Getting irrelevant with Woody Harrelson':
<Q: Last time you and I talked, you had just made it to the Maui airport after being engrossed in a chess match. Remember? Do you think life is one big chess match?A: As a chess player, I do kind of see it that way. Chess is a very warring kind of mentality, I guess, so I don't necessarily see it that way always. But I do see how it relates to everything in life. You can always relate anything to chess. But that may be true of any game. You may be able to relate any game if you're into analogies. Q: Here's an interesting question for you -- well, I think it's interesting. How came there aren't any great female chess masters? A: Like the champs? I don't know about that. That's a good question. Maybe the mentality in most women is not quite as warring as the male mentality. We have that truculent approach. I think it was [Garry] Kasparov who said, "Chess is the most violent sport." I don't know. That's a good question. I have run into some really good chess players who are female, though. Q: I've told you I spend a lot of time covering the Olympics. Do you think chess players ought to be drug tested? A: I don't think anyone ought to be drug tested. If you're going to do tests, test for all the pharmaceuticals and everything else.> http://www.nbcsports.com/sports/160... |
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Jun-11-07
 | | Domdaniel: Woody is one of the good guys. I will attest to this, having bumped into him at a film festival somewhere. But I don't remember the details and neither will he, if he's smart. He also gives a great performance as an animated/manga/toon dopefiend in Richard Linklater's version of Philip K Dick's *A Scanner Darkly* (2006, probably). Just the tiniest ripple in the spacetime continuum, and he coulda played chess with Kubrick. I'd like that. |
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| Jun-11-07 | | babakova: Natural Born Killers was a pretty entertaining flick. |
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| Aug-23-08 | | talisman: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wooooooody! my wife is mad at me and i figured you would understand?! |
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| Aug-23-08 | | Jim Bartle: You also bet all your cash on a 2 vs. 2 basketball game and lost? |
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| Apr-27-09 | | Dredge Rivers: Yes. In between beating up papparazi, the Woodster has been known to play the occasional game of chess! |
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| Aug-29-09 | | Dredge Rivers: I needs my Mary Lou! |
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| Sep-25-10 | | BobCrisp: <Woody Harrelson has been vegan for 18 years. Why? Dairy is the devil's work. 'It is evil to your body to put something in there that's designed to make an animal go from very small to very big in a short time,' he says of milk.> http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandst... I've got one word for Woody: TITS! |
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| Jan-20-11 | | Raisin Death Ray: <BobCrisp> <I've got one word for Woody: T**S!> 1. Hey! Let's watch the ****ing language around here! 2. Is that a word FOR Woody, or a word to GIVE you a woody? 3. Are you hoping that what you say will be held against you? |
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| Jul-05-13 | | Dredge Rivers: What I wanna know is, can he beat Katniss Everdeen? |
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| Oct-09-15 | | thegoodanarchist: Harrelson had the best line in Doc Hollywood:
"I coulda been a doctor, except for all the science." |
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